Operational Excellence Tools Blog - All Comments/b/leantools/default.aspxOperational Excellence tools (think Lean, Six Sigma, business process analysis), case studies, and items of interest from the US Industry Solutions Organization at Microsoft.Operational Excellence tools (think Lean, Six Sigma, business process analysis), case studies, and items of interest from the US Industry Solutions Organization at Microsoft.7.x ProductionRE: Interesting article on Lockheed Martin's LM21 management philosophy combining lean and six sigmahttp://blogs.technet.com/b/leantools/archive/2007/03/07/interesting-article-on-lockheed-martin-s-lm21-management-philosophy-combining-lean-and-six-sigma.aspxSat, 06 Aug 2011 19:31:10 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:90ec7249-3433-4945-a2b5-0490e477a05aAnonymous0<p>Nothing as good as Six Sigma Certification try it &amp; u will know</p>
<p>www.brainmeasures.com</p>
<img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=680069&AppID=5473&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: How Corning used Six Sigma to improve energy efficiency - this weekend's topic on America's Business with Mike Hambrickhttp://blogs.technet.com/b/leantools/archive/2007/03/09/how-corning-used-six-sigma-to-improve-energy-efficiency-this-weekend-s-topic-on-america-s-business-with-mike-hambrick.aspxSat, 06 Aug 2011 19:27:40 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:8f2decb6-f2ac-43c8-a467-5ed42294fdccAnonymous0<p>rightly said &nbsp; founded by Motorla and followed by all thanks </p>
<p>www.brainmeasures.com</p>
<img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=684923&AppID=5473&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: Lean Healthcare trip reportshttp://blogs.technet.com/b/leantools/archive/2007/09/19/lean-healthcare-trip-reports.aspxFri, 22 Oct 2010 21:37:59 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:9f92b428-1fae-4d49-82e4-af729966586fAnonymous0<p>Nice Blog!!!</p>
<p>Thanks For Great Information .</p>
<img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1997669&AppID=5473&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: Interesting article on Lockheed Martin's LM21 management philosophy combining lean and six sigmahttp://blogs.technet.com/b/leantools/archive/2007/03/07/interesting-article-on-lockheed-martin-s-lm21-management-philosophy-combining-lean-and-six-sigma.aspxSat, 24 Jul 2010 05:25:25 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:90ec7249-3433-4945-a2b5-0490e477a05aAnonymous0<p>There are several good articles on &lt;a href=&quot;<a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.villanovau.com/lean-six-sigma-certification/&quot;&gt;lean">www.villanovau.com/.../&quot;&gt;lean</a> six sigma available&lt;/a&gt;.</p>
<p>Lockheed Martin does a lot with six sigma, good read. Thanks.</p>
<img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=680069&AppID=5473&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: Bill Gates on American Competitivenesshttp://blogs.technet.com/b/leantools/archive/2007/03/08/bill-gates-on-american-competitiveness.aspxSat, 29 May 2010 03:02:25 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:fe849215-fac9-4dcc-a270-03cca0aae692Anonymous0<p>We service manufacturers of metallic parts through our precision heat treating (hardening or softening of metallic parts) services. With locations in Michigan, Ohio and North Carolina, we work with a wide variety of industries. One thing that seems to be increasing is that we are having customers come to us with RFQs for projects that were sent offshore but now are being reconsidered to be sent back here in the U.S. Which is a good thing. I believe it is a testament to more and more companies looking for ways to be more competitive now that competition is on a global scale sometimes. America has lost so much manufacturing work over the last decade. Hopefully with greater emphasis on continual improvement in how business in America gets done, we can win back more of what we lost. If we are a service economy, that can only take us so far. If America is not making stuff then how can we survive the next 200 years ?</p>
<img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=682436&AppID=5473&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: Bill Gates on American Competitivenesshttp://blogs.technet.com/b/leantools/archive/2007/03/08/bill-gates-on-american-competitiveness.aspxSat, 29 May 2010 03:02:23 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:fe849215-fac9-4dcc-a270-03cca0aae692Anonymous0<p>We service manufacturers of metallic parts through our precision heat treating (hardening or softening of metallic parts) services. With locations in Michigan, Ohio and North Carolina, we work with a wide variety of industries. One thing that seems to be increasing is that we are having customers come to us with RFQs for projects that were sent offshore but now are being reconsidered to be sent back here in the U.S. Which is a good thing. I believe it is a testament to more and more companies looking for ways to be more competitive now that competition is on a global scale sometimes. America has lost so much manufacturing work over the last decade. Hopefully with greater emphasis on continual improvement in how business in America gets done, we can win back more of what we lost. If we are a service economy, that can only take us so far. If America is not making stuff then how can we survive the next 200 years ?</p>
<img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=682436&AppID=5473&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: Bill Gates on American Competitivenesshttp://blogs.technet.com/b/leantools/archive/2007/03/08/bill-gates-on-american-competitiveness.aspxSat, 29 May 2010 03:01:50 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:fe849215-fac9-4dcc-a270-03cca0aae692Anonymous0<p>We service manufacturers of metallic parts through our precision heat treating (hardening or softening of metallic parts) services. With locations in Michigan, Ohio and North Carolina, we work with a wide variety of industries. One thing that seems to be increasing is that we are having customers come to us with RFQs for projects that were sent offshore but now are being reconsidered to be sent back here in the U.S. Which is a good thing. I believe it is a testament to more and more companies looking for ways to be more competitive now that competition is on a global scale sometimes. America has lost so much manufacturing work over the last decade. Hopefully with greater emphasis on continual improvement in how business in America gets done, we can win back more of what we lost. If we are a service economy, that can only take us so far. If America is not making stuff then how can we survive the next 200 years ?</p>
<img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=682436&AppID=5473&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: Lean commentary from major commercial aviation OEMshttp://blogs.technet.com/b/leantools/archive/2007/03/20/lean-commentary-from-major-commercial-aviation-oems.aspxSat, 29 May 2010 02:47:26 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:db595b0e-3b97-46af-8281-44ecf7d51e05Anonymous0<p>As a supplier of services to companies in a wide variety of industries needing heat treating &nbsp;(hardening or softening of metallic parts) we see more and more companies that we work with striving towards lean principles. In fact we are working towards the same direction with our ABC (Activity Based Costing) system that we are steadily implementing. It forces us to focus on what the true activities and costs are of what we do and how we can do it better. That level of focus will help us to be better for our customers who in turn have to compete on a global field sometimes. One thing I find interesting is how the aerospace industry will react in just a few years when the Chinese begin making products to compete with Airbus &amp; Boeing. I wonder what impact that might have on what we now are doing as a nation with regards to the lean focus.</p>
<img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=701965&AppID=5473&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: How Corning used Six Sigma to improve energy efficiency - this weekend's topic on America's Business with Mike Hambrickhttp://blogs.technet.com/b/leantools/archive/2007/03/09/how-corning-used-six-sigma-to-improve-energy-efficiency-this-weekend-s-topic-on-america-s-business-with-mike-hambrick.aspxSun, 05 Apr 2009 05:45:45 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:8f2decb6-f2ac-43c8-a467-5ed42294fdccgreenbelt010<p>Good start,</p>
<p>Motorola introduced the six sigma and now all the major fields following these six categories to improve their knowledge. </p>
<p>Compared to the try-fail method, in which practitioners may generate thousands of ideas before finding a really useful concept for developing a new product or service, Six Sigma’s systematic approach may be seen as a threat to creativity.</p>
<p>Thanks,</p>
<p>&lt;a href=&quot;<a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.greenbelt6sigma.com&quot;&gt;Green">http://www.greenbelt6sigma.com&quot;&gt;Green</a> Belt Six Sigma Training&lt;/a&gt;</p>
<img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=684923&AppID=5473&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: 5s for the Information Worker: Example of how to use OneNote and Sharepoint to simplify and expedite team follow-uphttp://blogs.technet.com/b/leantools/archive/2007/03/02/5s-for-the-information-worker-example-of-how-to-use-onenote-and-sharepoint-to-simplify-and-expedite-team-follow-up.aspxSat, 28 Jun 2008 06:48:15 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:bf6903e0-bd28-47c4-a73b-3176a168a904Anonymous0<p>PingBack from <a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://sasha.yourstoriessite.com/5stools.html">http://sasha.yourstoriessite.com/5stools.html</a></p>
<img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=669427&AppID=5473&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: Lean Healthcare trip reportshttp://blogs.technet.com/b/leantools/archive/2007/09/19/lean-healthcare-trip-reports.aspxSat, 26 Apr 2008 06:26:01 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:9f92b428-1fae-4d49-82e4-af729966586fCoporatEvents0<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I found this article extremely intriguing as to new developments and advancements in technology.</p>
<p>Looking forward to reading more:</p>
<p>Alicia Howard</p>
<p>VP Communications</p>
<p>Virtus International</p>
<img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1997669&AppID=5473&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: Lean Healthcare trip reportshttp://blogs.technet.com/b/leantools/archive/2007/09/19/lean-healthcare-trip-reports.aspxSat, 26 Apr 2008 06:25:49 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:9f92b428-1fae-4d49-82e4-af729966586fCoporatEvents0<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I found this article extremely intriguing as to new developments and advancements in technology.</p>
<p>Looking forward to reading more:</p>
<p>Alicia Howard</p>
<p>VP Communications</p>
<p>Virtus International</p>
<p>&lt;ahref=&quot;www.virtusinternational.com&quot;&gt;www.virtusinternational.com&lt;/a&gt;</p>
<img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1997669&AppID=5473&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: Lean Healthcare trip reportshttp://blogs.technet.com/b/leantools/archive/2007/09/19/lean-healthcare-trip-reports.aspxSat, 26 Apr 2008 06:25:26 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:9f92b428-1fae-4d49-82e4-af729966586fCoporatEvents0<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I found this article extremely intriguing as to new developments and advancements in technology.</p>
<p>Looking forward to reading more:</p>
<p>Alicia Howard</p>
<p>VP Communications</p>
<p>Virtus International</p>
<p>&lt;ahref=&quot;www.virtusinternational.com&quot;&gt;www.virtusinternational.com</p>
<img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1997669&AppID=5473&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: Lean Healthcare trip reportshttp://blogs.technet.com/b/leantools/archive/2007/09/19/lean-healthcare-trip-reports.aspxSat, 26 Apr 2008 06:24:24 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:9f92b428-1fae-4d49-82e4-af729966586fCoporatEvents0<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I found this article extremely intriguing as to new developments and advancements in technology.</p>
<p>Looking forward to reading more:</p>
<p>Alicia Howard</p>
<p>VP Communications</p>
<p>Virtus International</p>
<img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1997669&AppID=5473&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: Ultriva User's Conference highlightshttp://blogs.technet.com/b/leantools/archive/2007/05/10/ultriva-user-s-conference-highlights.aspxWed, 23 Apr 2008 06:04:06 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:11e88179-f55a-4b42-bdb4-b6808ce7d954CoporatEvents0<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I just wanted to say that I had a look at your blog content and found it very useful. I am Alicia Howard, VP Communications at Virtus International and I am always interested in learning more of what is going in the industry.</p>
<p>Virtus International is sponsoring the 2008 Medical Device Conference in Tampa, Florida from June 22-24.</p>
<p>If you are interested in learning more, please see our site at www.VirtusInternational.com</p>
<p>All the best!</p>
<p>Alicia Howard</p>
<p>VP Communications</p>
<p>Virtus International</p>
<img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=923853&AppID=5473&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: Ultriva User's Conference highlightshttp://blogs.technet.com/b/leantools/archive/2007/05/10/ultriva-user-s-conference-highlights.aspxWed, 23 Apr 2008 06:03:26 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:11e88179-f55a-4b42-bdb4-b6808ce7d954CoporatEvents0<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I just wanted to say that I had a look at your blog content and found it very useful. I am Alicia Howard, VP Communications at Virtus International and I am always interested in learning more of what is going in the industry.</p>
<p>Virtus International is sponsoring the 2008 Medical Device Conference in Tampa, Florida from June 22-24.</p>
<p>If you are interested in learning more, please see our site at &lt;a href=&quot;www.virtusinternational.com&quot;&gt;www.Virtus International.com&lt;/a&gt;</p>
<p>All the best!</p>
<p>Alicia Howard</p>
<p>VP Communications</p>
<p>Virtus International</p>
<img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=923853&AppID=5473&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: Lean Healthcare trip reportshttp://blogs.technet.com/b/leantools/archive/2007/09/19/lean-healthcare-trip-reports.aspxWed, 14 Nov 2007 11:40:49 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:9f92b428-1fae-4d49-82e4-af729966586fbdw12345670<p>Excellent article. Shows how IT systems help drive lean. &nbsp;Another article describing lean implementation in the healthcare field:</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.articleclick.com/Article/Lean-Six-Sigma-for-Healthcare/947228">http://www.articleclick.com/Article/Lean-Six-Sigma-for-Healthcare/947228</a></p>
<p>Good [url=<a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.1stcourses.com/">http://www.1stcourses.com/</a>]lean training[/url] can be applied in any industry or business. &nbsp;</p>
<img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1997669&AppID=5473&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: Lean Healthcare trip reportshttp://blogs.technet.com/b/leantools/archive/2007/09/19/lean-healthcare-trip-reports.aspxWed, 14 Nov 2007 11:37:07 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:9f92b428-1fae-4d49-82e4-af729966586fbdw12345670<p>Excellent article. Shows how IT systems help drive lean. &nbsp;Another article describing lean implementation in the healthcare field:</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.articleclick.com/Article/Lean-Six-Sigma-for-Healthcare/947228">http://www.articleclick.com/Article/Lean-Six-Sigma-for-Healthcare/947228</a></p>
<p>Good &lt;A HREF=&quot;www.1stcourses.com&quot;&gt;lean training&lt;/A&gt; can be applied in any industry or business. &nbsp;</p>
<img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1997669&AppID=5473&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: 5s for the Information Workerhttp://blogs.technet.com/b/leantools/archive/2007/01/16/5s-for-the-information-worker.aspxWed, 17 Oct 2007 12:52:48 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:40aa8851-9d51-4323-bca4-1b0406e30610CarlG0<p>5S is all about organization and eliminating waste. &nbsp;It applies very well to IT. &nbsp;Just compare the disorganized software developer to the organized one. &nbsp;Which one is better and faster with less mistakes. &nbsp;I am not an expert or even novice on IT 5S, but I know the tools would work well. &nbsp;A good 5S article is at <a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.1stcourses.com/articles-details.html">http://www.1stcourses.com/articles-details.html</a></p>
<img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=599095&AppID=5473&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: A refreshing outlook on 'New Millennium' Leanhttp://blogs.technet.com/b/leantools/archive/2007/04/03/a-refreshing-outlook-on-new-millennium-lean.aspxWed, 17 Oct 2007 12:46:10 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:9dc32303-6ac5-4043-956f-197d3b5b0ad2CarlG0<p>USC is excellent. &nbsp;This is great reading. &nbsp;Another good article is available at <a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.1stcourses.com/articles-details.html">http://www.1stcourses.com/articles-details.html</a></p>
<img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=724452&AppID=5473&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: Interesting article on Lockheed Martin's LM21 management philosophy combining lean and six sigmahttp://blogs.technet.com/b/leantools/archive/2007/03/07/interesting-article-on-lockheed-martin-s-lm21-management-philosophy-combining-lean-and-six-sigma.aspxWed, 17 Oct 2007 12:37:17 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:90ec7249-3433-4945-a2b5-0490e477a05aCarlG0<p>There are excellent articles on lean and six sigma at <a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.1stcourses.com/articles-details.html">http://www.1stcourses.com/articles-details.html</a></p>
<p>The lean six sigma toolbook is also an excellent book. &nbsp;I believe it was written by the George group.</p>
<img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=680069&AppID=5473&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: www.kanban.com is now livehttp://blogs.technet.com/b/leantools/archive/2007/05/10/www-kanban-com-is-now-live.aspxFri, 11 May 2007 05:04:45 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:db2afa2f-d6c1-4db5-9de7-43cfd310bc6eLeanTeam0<p>Check out the 2 minute demo of how www.kanban.com works. This is really amazing.</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://kanban.com/demo/2_Minute_Kanban_Explainer/2_Minute_Kanban_Explainer.html">http://kanban.com/demo/2_Minute_Kanban_Explainer/2_Minute_Kanban_Explainer.html</a> </p>
<img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=923892&AppID=5473&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: How Software Can Help Your Lean Program – and You, the Lean Professionalhttp://blogs.technet.com/b/leantools/archive/2007/01/11/how-software-can-help-your-lean-program-and-you-the-lean-professional.aspxThu, 22 Mar 2007 01:34:01 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:d8f599fa-5437-4f12-a4ce-763cbc129089eBECSdhogg0<p>Hi Brian</p>
<p>Microsoft today announced Microsoft Dynamics Industry Solution for Lean Enterprises </p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2007/mar07/03-13ConvergenceDayTwoPR.mspx">http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2007/mar07/03-13ConvergenceDayTwoPR.mspx</a></p>
<img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=591198&AppID=5473&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: 5s for the Information Workerhttp://blogs.technet.com/b/leantools/archive/2007/01/16/5s-for-the-information-worker.aspxThu, 08 Mar 2007 07:34:02 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:40aa8851-9d51-4323-bca4-1b0406e30610LeanTeam0<p>Abishek, I am still trying to get more info that I can share with you on some Microsoft practices in this area, however in the interim there is a good post regardng the application of lean to software development that I'm wondering if you've seen. &nbsp;The link is <a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.shmula.com/340/lean-for-software-interview-with-mary-poppendieck">http://www.shmula.com/340/lean-for-software-interview-with-mary-poppendieck</a> </p>
<p>- Marc from the Lean Team</p>
<img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=599095&AppID=5473&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: 5s OneNote Examplehttp://blogs.technet.com/b/leantools/archive/2007/03/05/5s-onenote-example.aspxTue, 06 Mar 2007 07:40:27 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:08ee8550-6376-4043-8156-c1b8fcf77065LeanTeam0<img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=675444&AppID=5473&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">